Extinction Rebellion Oxford
@xroxford.org
We are Extinction Rebellion Oxford and we are your neighbours, your colleagues, your relatives, and your friends.
We carry out peaceful, joyful, direct action against Government inaction on climate and ecological catastrophe.
We carry out peaceful, joyful, direct action against Government inaction on climate and ecological catastrophe.
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3/ Deforestation in the Amazon basin has been linked to declines of rains be8ng transported South towards Sao Paulo...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/...
The Amazon effect: how deforestation is starving São Paulo of water
When a devastating drought two years ago brought this metropolis of 21 million to the brink, the army prepared to barricade reservoirs. Could it happen again?
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
3/ Deforestation in the Amazon basin has been linked to declines of rains be8ng transported South towards Sao Paulo...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/...
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2/ In 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷 the largest city in South America, saw its taps nearly run dry.
The main reservoirs had reached just 6% capacity after an extreme drought
The main reservoirs had reached just 6% capacity after an extreme drought
Sao Paulo's water supply in 'critical' condition as drought bites
Crucial reservoir is down to 6% of its capacity and experts warn urgent steps must be taken after worst conditions for 80 years
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
2/ In 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷 the largest city in South America, saw its taps nearly run dry.
The main reservoirs had reached just 6% capacity after an extreme drought
The main reservoirs had reached just 6% capacity after an extreme drought
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9/ and today in 2025 the President of Iran 🇮🇷 has warned that the capital city Terhan, home to nearly 20 million, is almost out of water and could need to be evacuated!
Will this the first city to reach day zero?
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
Will this the first city to reach day zero?
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
Iran plans water cuts for Tehran amid worst drought in decades
Iranian officials on Saturday were drawing plans for periodic water supply cuts to Tehran neighbourhoods a day after President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that the Iranian capital might have to be evacua...
www.france24.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
9/ and today in 2025 the President of Iran 🇮🇷 has warned that the capital city Terhan, home to nearly 20 million, is almost out of water and could need to be evacuated!
Will this the first city to reach day zero?
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
Will this the first city to reach day zero?
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
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8/ A @wwattribution.bsky.social concluded that the 2024 heat wave in Mexico was made many times more likely by #climate change from fossil fuel burning
www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat...
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
8/ A @wwattribution.bsky.social concluded that the 2024 heat wave in Mexico was made many times more likely by #climate change from fossil fuel burning
www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat...
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6/ In 2019 Chennai, India 🇮🇳 home to 10 million people faced crisis as its reservoirs ran dry
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/j...
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
6/ In 2019 Chennai, India 🇮🇳 home to 10 million people faced crisis as its reservoirs ran dry
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/j...
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5/ A subsequent study of this the Cape Town drought concluded that " #climate change made this event five to six times more likely relative to the early 20th century"
A risk that continues to grow.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A risk that continues to grow.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
5/ A subsequent study of this the Cape Town drought concluded that " #climate change made this event five to six times more likely relative to the early 20th century"
A risk that continues to grow.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A risk that continues to grow.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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4/ In, 2018 Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 came within a few days of 'Day Zero' where the water supply of the city would be completely empty.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/...
Cape Town faces Day Zero: what happens when the city turns off the taps?
In 10 weeks engineers will turn off water for a million homes as this South African city reacts to a one-in-384-year drought. The rich are digging boreholes, more are panic-buying bottled water, and t...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
4/ In, 2018 Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 came within a few days of 'Day Zero' where the water supply of the city would be completely empty.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/...